
Climate Adaptation
Contents Plans and Studies
The Adaptation Chapter (1.89 MB) of the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan states that
Tompkins County should be a place where the entire community is prepared for the economic, environmental, and social impacts of climate change.
It is the policy of Tompkins County to:
Tompkins County Hazard Mitigation Plan
The Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability facilitates hazard mitigation projects and planning activities throughout Tompkins County. These activities are intended to help minimize damages associated with natural hazards and emergency events that occur in the future.
The County Hazard Mitigation Plan was updated in 2013 (16.98 MB).
The Plan has been adopted by Tompkins County and each of the nine towns in the county. The Plan has also been adopted by the City of Ithaca and the villages of Cayuga Heights, Dryden, Freeville, and Lansing.
An Executive Summary of the 2006 Hazard Mitigation Plan is available here (0.37 MB).